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The gospels of the Bible record the birth of Christ and his ministry but leave out much of a thirty year chunk in the middle. Christians around the world wonder: what happened in those thirty years? W...
 
- reviewed by murphyk178
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Featured on April 28th, 2008
 
 
Voice of Ice, by Alta Ifland
Translation, a sometime fascination of mine, has in the last year become an obsession. In bookstores I now look most for translations, or books about translation by novelists not generally associated ...
 
- reviewed by stevedolph
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Featured on April 25th, 2008
 
 
Easter Everywhere: A Memoir, by Darcey Steinke
Easter Everywhere is described by the author, Darcey Steinke as her spiritual memoir; A reflective piece of literature that describes her own personal quest to find God and to answer the age old que...
 
- reviewed by schutzm520
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Featured on April 24th, 2008
 
 
William Shakespeare has been given more titles than can be counted: The best British Playwright, most influential English author, most accomplished author in history, best writer in the history of the...
 
- reviewed by gedaly
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Featured on April 23rd, 2008
 
 
nolahn's book review haiku of... LETTER TO A CHRISTIAN NATION (2006) by Sam HarrisDear Religious Right:You're ridiculous. Stop it.Peace out, Sam Harris 
 
- reviewed by nolahn
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Featured on April 23rd, 2008
 
 
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This is my first novel, and a well leafed copy will remain on my shelf for impromptu readings.
 
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Ditto, pero en Espaol
 
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The Irish queers have found their epic voice. O'Neil evokes laughter and tears.
 
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This was my favorite book ever.
 
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Excellent book, especially if you need to buy a suit for a man in your life. It cuts to the chase.
 
- shelved by candieland [reveal this book]
 
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The Iraq War…The War on Terror…The Surge…for every name, year passing in labyrinthine complexity, convoluted explanations offered on the campaign trial justifying one vote for war...
 
- reviewed by pcontino [see full review]
 
 
Digging to America, by Anne Tyler
At first scoop, Digging to America seems like an innocent straight forward novel about two couples who adopt baby girls from Korea. It is about how these couples' lives intersect: they both recieve t...
 
- reviewed by sbarranca [see full review]
 
 
William Shakespeare has been given more titles than can be counted: The best British Playwright, most influential English author, most accomplished author in history, best writer in the history of the...
 
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In the second installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling manages to create her magic (pun intended) all over again. This book is a bit more complex than the Sorcerer's Stone was. The plot...
 
- reviewed by sbarranca [see full review]
 
 
No-no Boy, by John Okada
No-No Boy is about main character, Ichiro’s experience in a Japanese Internment camp during WWII, and his struggle to put his life back together following this nightmare. T...
 
- reviewed by BLNicholas [see full review]
 
 
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